Doctors' body calls for shutdown of healthcare institutions; police registers FIR as stir intensifies

Protest by a large number of resident doctors in Delhi over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling on Monday took a dramatic turn, as medics and police personnel faced off in the streets, with both sides claiming several persons suffered an injury in the ensuing melee. The stir, led by the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association, has been going on for several days, and FORDA also said that several of its members were "detained" when they tried to hold a protest march from Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) to Supreme Court.

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PM Modi to inaugurate Kanpur metro stretch, Bina-Panki multi-product pipeline project today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Kanpur on Tuesday to inaugurate the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and the Bina-Panki multi-product pipeline project, the PMO said on Sunday.

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Omicron LIVE Updates: Odisha CM reviews COVID-19 situation, preparations to tackle new variant in state

In view of the rising cases of Covid-19 and its Omicron variant, several states and UTs -- Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh -- have imposed night curfew and revised covid protocol. India’s Omicron tally breached the 550-mark and stood at 578. Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh reported their first Omicron cases — taking the number of affected states and UTs to 17. Madhya Pradesh reported nine cases, all of them foreign travelers. Himachal reported its first case just a day before PM Modi’s scheduled public meeting in Mandi. Delhi topped the list with 142 cases, followed by Maharashtra which has 141 cases so far. According to a Union Health Ministry office memorandum, multi-disciplinary central teams have been deployed in 10 states which are reporting either an increasing number of Omicron and COVID-19 cases or a slow vaccination pace. Meanwhile, in his Mann ki Baat address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday also said self-awareness and self-discipline are the country's strengths in fighting against the novel variant of the COVID.

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Chhattisgarh: Religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj booked for derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi

Chhattisgarh Police have registered an FIR against Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj on the charge of promoting enmity between classes after he used derogatory words against Mahatma Gandhi and hailed his assassin Nathuram Godse, an official said on Monday.

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India reports 6,531 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours; active caseload stands at 75,841

India on Monday reported 6,531 new Covid-19 cases and 315 deaths, according to the health ministry. This pushed the total active cases to 75,841 and the death count to 4,79,997. While the total number of Omicron cases has jumped to 578 in the country and at least 151 have recovered, the health ministry said on Monday. The recovery rate currently stood at 98.40%.

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Do not want to tarnish PM Modi's reputation abroad, do not want him to apologize: Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that farmers do not want an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi adding that they do not want to tarnish his image abroad. His statement comes days after the Centre repealed the three agricultural laws against which several farmers' unions had been protesting for nearly a year.

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